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Hudson Champlain Region Porsche Club of America
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Contents
Officers and Committee Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
From The President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5-6
From the Nominating Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7-10
Let’s Get Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13
58th Porsche Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15
Porsche LMP1 Sports Prototype . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Porsche First Half-Year Sales Figures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
From the Autocross Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Brotherhood Winery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Northeast Classic Car Museum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Annual Picnic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Member Anniversaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23-26
Advertisers Index
New Country Porsche of Clifton Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Zone 1 Autocross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
AutoHaus Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Hudson Champlain Region Porsche Club of America
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The Air-Cooled Advertiser is published quarterly by the Hudson-Champlain
Region Porsche Club of America (HCP-PCA).
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Club Officers
President: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Keith Antal
13 Knollwood Drive
Valatie, NY 12184
518-784-2399
[email protected]
Vice President: . . . . . . . .Bill Meckley
53 Woodcrest Drive
Scotia, NY 12302
518-399-5535
[email protected]
Secretary: . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ken Blass
357 Pitts Road
Old Chatham, NY. 12136
518-469-0645
[email protected]
Treasurer: . . . . . . . . . . . .Dee Albert
11 Huntington Drive
Schenectady, NY. 12309
518-339-2919
[email protected]
Past President: . . . . . . . .Aaron Ambrosino
[email protected]
Committee Chairman
Activities: Lydia Marlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Autocross: Chris Klapper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Historical: Steve Weinstein . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Membership: Linda Gorthy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Newsletter: Aaron Ambrosino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Safety: Timm Baldauf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Track: Chris de Graffenried . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
Webmaster: Mick Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]
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From the President
he summer is upon us and we are in full swing with our Hudson
Champlain Porsche Club activities for 2013. Our planned events and
volunteering members have brought out Porsches of young and old
looking to enhance their Porsche experiences.
Drivers Education and Autocross
Chris de Graffenried our track Chairman, Andy Dorman our Registrar,
Van Svenson our Chief Instructor and team have done a great job in organizing
their first two Driver Education events this year. We had old and new members
teaching and learning more about proper driving skills with their Porsches.
Whether it is a vintage 911 or a new Boxster they had experienced instructors
offering tips and recommendations on how to better handle each Porsche safely.
April 5 & 6 Lime Rock DE. Even though it was a cold day at the track we still
had a good turnout.
May 8th and 9th Cups and Saucers had 111 registered attendees participate
at the Watkins Glen International track.
Chris Klapper our Autocross Chairman organized a successful event at the
McCarthy road parking lot. On May 19th, the autocross event attracted 23
people and 19 vehicles for a fun filled low speed competitive event (one
vehicle at a time).
Drive and Dine
Lydia Marlow our Activities Chairperson has been busy with organizing
and managing our 2013 Drive & Dine events. On April 13th, Brian McGowan
organized and led the drive to the Brotherhood Winery in the southern
Hudson Valley. We had 28 attendees and 16 Porsches who enjoyed a fantastic
German luncheon at Mountain BrauHaus. Then we drove to a very interesting
and educational tour at the Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville, NY
which is the oldest american winery.
On May 4th, Lydia and Steve Marlow organized and led the scenic drive to
the Northeast Car Museum in Norwich New York. We had 27 attendees and
15 Porsches enjoy the drive and traveled back to our earlier days reminiscing
about our first vehicles we drove. We had a private tour and saw over 160
vehicles on display. It was a fantastic experience.
Social
On April 20th, the Hudson Champlain board hosted a New Members
luncheon at the Century House restaurant in Latham NY. We welcomed new
members that could attend the luncheon and informed them of our 2013
activities. It is good to see so many new members already getting involved
with our club events.
June 9th we held our annual Picnic at the John Boyd Thacher State Park
and broke our attendee record. We had 96 members attend with 43
Porsches on display. The weather was beautiful for our people’s choice
concours with Todd Fischer winning with his early Red 356 Porsche. Plus
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everyone enjoyed the games and catered BBQ food. Karen Blass our Charity
Chairperson did a great job in promoting our Charity activity. Our members
donated a ton of food which she delivered to the Regional Food Bank of
Northeastern New York . Plus we collected and delivered pet food and
supplies to the Mohawk Hudson Humane Society.
Upcoming Drive & Dine activities – The year is only half way completed
and we have more fun filled events planned. So please watch your emails as
we announce activities for each month.
July 21st - Bennington Museum and the Ice Cream Man drive
August 10th - West Point drive
Sept 20-22nd - Weekend Get Away to the Finger Lakes
Oct 6th - Catskill Fall Drive & Dine
Nomination Committee – We have appointed three club members to form
our 2014 Nomination Committee. Bill Meckley will be the Chair and work
with Sharifa Perry and Tom Ehmann in managing our Nomination and
voting process to elect our Club’s Officers for 2014/2015: President, VP,
Secretary and Treasurer. More information will be mailed to you this summer.
Name tags – we are taking names for Hudson Champlain Porsche Club
name tags and will place an order this summer. The price is $8 per name
tag. If you wish to order name tags please contact Aaron Ambrosino at:
[email protected]
We have been having great club meeting turnouts with over 40+ members
each month. We typically target the 1st Monday of each month at either New
Country Porsche of Clifton Park, Autohaus Motors or R&D Automotive. So
watch the calendar on our website for date, time and location and come on
out for a tech session or meet a few fellow members and hear about our
planned activities. Additionally, don’t forget to watch our website for past
and future activities which Mick Davis is kindly maintaining at: hcp.pca.org.
We look forward to seeing you at one or some of our many club events.
Best regards
Keith Antal
HCP Region President
[email protected]
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From the Nominating Committee
W
hat does it take to make our club what it is? Dedicated members
who are willing to step up, lend a hand, and chart our course. We
are approaching that time again when the Hudson Champlain
Region will be seeking nominations for the very important positions that
keep us on the road and track.
Our region enjoys a terrific level of participation in activities such as
autocross, scenic drives, social occasions, and driver’s education at worldclass race tracks. These events happen because of the talent and dedication
of members who not only love Porsches, but cherish the fellowship of their
like-minded enthusiasts. Our region has a storied history of success in PCA
due to their efforts. Now is your chance!
The Nominating Committee sincerely invites those with an interest to consider
lending their expertise and talents to continue HCP’s growth. The Committee:
Sharifa Perry, Tom Ehman, and I, will be collecting nominations. You may
nominate yourself or another club member who you believe may be an excellent
candidate. The Committee will contact all nominees to confirm their
understanding of, and interest in the positions.
You will be receiving a Nomination Form via snail mail soon. If you
have any questions or would like to express an interest in serving please
feel free to contact me at [email protected], or President Keith Antal
at [email protected].
Duties of Officers
President:
- Presides over all Region meetings
- Prepares the agenda and directs the discussion thereof
- Acts as an ex-officio member of all standing committees and temporary
committees except the Nominating Committee
- Executes all documents and correspondence in the name of the
Region as authorized by the membership or the Board of Directors
- He/she may act as a signer or cosigner of Region checks
- The Region President is automatically a voting member of the PCA
National Board of Directors which meets two times a year
- Term: 2 years
Vice President:
- Acts in place of the President during his/her absence or when ordered by
the President to do so
- Assists the President and/or Board of Directors as may be directed.
- Term: 2 years
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Secretary:
- Causes to be recorded and preserved the minutes of the meeting of the Region
- Presents and reads such minutes at the request of the President
- Prepares correspondence of the Region
- Term: 2 years
Treasurer:
- Keeps and preserves the records and books of account reflecting the
financial condition and operation of the Region
- Signs or co-signs all drafts on the accounts of the Region and any
corporate documents which obligate the Region financially
- Prepares and files IRS information and state taxing authority returns as required
- Upon request of the President, Board of Directors, or Region member
ship, furnishes a report of the financial transactions
- Receives all monies paid to the Region, and deposits it to the bank
designated by the Region
- Term: 2 years
The Nomination Committee not only has the task of finding four new
officers but also recommending eight committee chairs to the office slate.
The elected officers (President, Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer)
shall meet and collectively appoint all Standing Committee Chairpersons.
However we prefer to have a group of volunteers that are interested in
contributing to the education, safety, fun and fellowship within the
Hudson Champlain Porsche Club. These Committee Chairs are voting
members of the Club’s Standing Committees:
Duties of the appointed Committee Chairs
Activities
- Activities Chair mainly is responsible for organizing and operating our
annual calendar of events other than track and autocross events
- Chair serves as the focus of region ideas and event planning
- Recruits helpers to see that the event is run in a fun and safe manner
Autocross
- The Autocross Chair organizes and operates and operates our Region
autocross program
- Responsible for Site selection, course design, calendar dates and
volunteer recruitment
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- Autocross is a fun activity to sharpen your driving skills and the Chair
makes a large contribution to the success of this activity
Historical
- Maintain all historical records for the club
- These files and data shall include, but not be limited to, the following
Newsletters, Photos and Awards
Membership
- The Membership Chair is responsible for fielding all PCA member leads
- Contacting prospective members
- Signing potential members for PCA and HCP
Newsletter
- This is our most important position, the “Glue” that holds the Region
together by publishing the Air-Cooled quarterly
- The Editor should be web savvy
- Have good English language skills
- Recruit other Region members to create interesting articles for publication
- Have photography skills to document the Regions experiences and activities
Safety
- The Safety Chair is responsible for seeing that we all come back safely
- Provides a focal point for our Tech Inspectors and for on track and open
driving event planning
- This job is to see that we conduct ourselves in a safe way at all times when
our Porsches are in motion in a PCA-sponsored event
Track
- The Track Chair organizes and coordinates all HCP closed-track events
usually 2 or 3 times per year at Watkins Glen or Lime Rock park
Webmaster
- Webmaster with basic web site talents and skills who will update our HCP
web site on a monthly basis
- We post the Air-Cooled on the website
- Direct questions from the web site to the proper Regional officials for answers
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In addition to the above, we will be seeking members interested in
volunteering for two very important non-voting positions:
Registrar
- The Registrar Chair handles all event registrations and deals not only
with members, but with other attendees from all over Zone 1.
- Should be very well organized
- Provide a friendly outgoing personality
Charity
- Charity Chair recommends to the Board the yearly strategy for Charity activities
- Chair should be organized and manage Charity activities with the Boards approval
- Provide a friendly outgoing personality
Bill Meckley
Nominating Committee Chairman
[email protected]
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Let’s Get Technical
hat is the most important part of your car? Give it some thought.
Which part is needed in order for all of the vehicle’s systems to
operate to their maximum performance and efficiency? When you
whittle it down the answer becomes clear. The engine? No. How about the
brakes? Negative. Suspension? Transmission? Nope and nope. All of these
systems cannot function properly without tires. After all, the tires are the
only part of a car that actually makes contact with the road surface.
When you take the example to the extreme it becomes easier to understand.
For instance look at any type of auto racing these days, tires are always a big
talking point. Differences in brand and compound, whether or not to run
slicks, intermediates or full on rain tires. When it comes to the last ten laps
of any race, the car with the freshest or best managed tires has the advantage.
You can have the most powerful engine on the planet, but if you do not have
the correct tires to handle all that power, pretty soon you will just be spinning
your wheels. Big brakes are great, but are only effective when the tires they
are connected to have grip. Suspension and steering are equally connected.
Tires are at the root of all of these important systems.
So if tires are the most important part on any car, why are they so often
over looked? It is all too common in the auto repair industry to see very nice
cars with either neglected, worn out tires or simply the wrong tires.
Discount tire centers are very popular these days as there is a ton of
competition in this market segment. Usually good for consumers, competition
drives prices down. However in this scenario, it may have pushed prices
down too far. Let me explain. Nowadays, many folks allow their price
sensitivity to persuade them into saving a few dollars on brand X tires that
are cheaper and supposed to last longer. More bang for your buck, right?
Not exactly, the rubber that the tires are made of have a maximum shelf life
of five years, and sometimes they sit on the shelf for a year or two before
they get sold and installed. Many folks purchase high mileage tires that are
supposed to last at least fifty thousand miles, but only drive 5-10 thousand
miles per year at most. The math doesn’t quite add up. Why not choose tires
that have more grip and performance (read: shorter stopping distance,
better cornering feedback, i.e. safer) that may only last two years or twenty
thousand miles, but increase driving safety and enjoyment dramatically.
Over time the cost differences become negligible, especially since the other
systems in your vehicle will be operating more efficiently and therefore wear
at a slower pace. If this is true for regular daily drivers, it is only exaggerated
further in sports cars and weekend toys. Bottom line: tires are the most
important part of your vehicle. Period. Don’t skimp on them.
Now that we’ve established that fact, the next point of discussion is how
we approach taking care of our tires. Let’s talk tire pressures. There are
many schools of thought here and we could discuss this all day but the basics
are all you really need to know. Every vehicle has a factory recommendation
for correct tire pressures usually located in the owners’ manual, on a sticker
in the door jam, trunk or deck lid or in some cases on the gas flap. Do you
know what your factory recommended specification for cold tire pressures
is? Most drivers do not. If you do, good for you, you are ahead of the game.
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If not, find out. An under inflated tire not only wears out more quickly and
unevenly but most importantly is a very common and huge safety risk!
Do yourself a favor next time you fill up your gas tank and purchase yourself
a stick or pen type tire pressure gauge for a dollar or two and keep it in your
glove box or tool kit. Tire pressures should be checked at least once a month
at the very minimum. Ideally, you want to check it every time you drive it,
just like we would with a race car. This might not be practical or realistic
everyday so a fair compromise is once every week to two weeks. Basically as
often as possible, even if you have to ask a technician or gas station attendant
to do it for you. Also make sure you have caps on all of your valve stems.
The cap is what actually holds the air inside of the tire, the little shrader
valve inside the stem is only for letting air in and out and not intended to
keep the air in forever.
Do not rely on the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS) if your car is
equipped with one. It usually states this right in your owners’ manual. The
TPMS is meant to supplement an actual gauge. While these systems are
helpful in avoiding driving on a flat tire, most systems are not very accurate
and will not alert the driver to a slight tire pressure change, which could
cause a tire to wear out prematurely or unevenly.
While we are on the TPMS subject, let me also address over inflation. It
seems many folks see a flat tire warning light and add air to the tires to
make the warning light go out, unfortunately it is often way too much! The
factory specs are very specific to temperature and load, while the tire often
has a maximum inflation pressure on the sidewall. This maximum is not
equal to the recommended pressure! Tires that are over inflated will wear
out just as quickly as under inflated tires and are just as dangerous because
of a reduction in the amount of tire that makes contact with the road. Really,
you do not want to be off from the factory specs by +/- 2 psi!
The next order of business concerning proper tire usage, wear and safety is
your car’s suspension health and alignment. The state of your suspension
and alignment can completely change the character of your vehicle from
confident to downright dangerous. Look for more information in the next
issue’s upcoming article. As always, I greatly appreciate your questions and
feedback and can be easily reached at [email protected].
Thanks for reading and happy motoring!
Tom Dobush
Summer 2011 13
58th Porsche Parade
There were over 200
cars entered in this
year’s Concours.
On display is a
1964 911. The
very first to roll
off the production
line, from the
Seinfeld Collection.
Porsche surprised
Parade goers with the
50th Anniversary
Edition of the 911.
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Chris de Graffenried’s
beautiful 2007 Cayman S
being judged at the
Concours. Chris took
first place in class.
The Tire Rack
Street Survival
Program made it’s
debut at this year
Parade. Here a
member drives
the wet skid pad.
We enjoyed lunch at
the Grand Hotel on
Mackinac Island.
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Porsche LMP1 Sports Prototype
he new Porsche LMP1 sports prototype, which will compete in the
sports car World Endurance Championship (WEC) and in the 24
Hours of Le Mans from 2014, successfully completed its first rollout
today on the Porsche test track in Weissach. Before the eyes of the entire
Board of Porsche AG, Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard took his new
‘wheels’ through its initial function check.
The LMP1 racer turned its first laps on the circuit several weeks earlier
than originally planned. “We are well on schedule,” says Fritz Enzinger,
Head of LMP1. “Our newly formed team has worked with utmost concentration
on getting this highly complex vehicle on the track as soon as possible. This
allows us a few additional weeks for more testing and further development.
From 2014, the regulations are primarily based on efficiency. This makes
the competition amongst engineers more interesting and presents us with
completely new challenges.”
Since the decision in mid-2011 to
return with the LMP1 racer to top
motorsport as a works effort, the
Motorsport Centre at Weissach has
grown significantly. A workshop and
an administration building were built
and accommodate around 200
employees who are responsible for
the design, assembly and deployment
of the LMP1 car. From the 2014
season, the racer will be fielded by
a Weissach-based works squad.
“I was involved in the development of the new car right from the outset,”
says Porsche works driver Timo Bernhard. “I’m very proud that I was the
one to take our baby through its first paces today. Already now the car feels
great. I look forward to testing the vehicle in the coming weeks and months
with my friend and colleague Romain Dumas.” Bernhard (32) and Dumas
(35) are the first two regular drivers in the LMP1 project and will carry out
the majority of testing on various international circuits.
“During the development of our new LMP1 vehicle, we faced the same
challenge as in the series production development of our road legal cars,”
says Wolfgang Hatz, Board Member for Research and Development at
Porsche AG. “Our aim was to achieve the best possible efficiency without
compromising performance.”
Matthias Müller, Chairman of the Executive Board at Porsche AG, particularly
emphasises the benefits customers will enjoy from the development of the
high-tech race car. “The engineers were able to start with a blank sheet of
paper in the design of the new LMP1 car that was out here today on the
Weissach race track for the first time. Hence, they were able to apply many
new technologies within the framework of the regulations that will also benefit
the customers of our road legal automobiles in the future. After all, there’s a
race car in every Porsche.”
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Porsche First Half-Year Sales Figures
B
etween January and June 2013, Porsche shipped over 81,500 new
cars globally for the first time ever by the midway point in the year –
an increase of 18 per cent compared to the first half of 2012. In June
alone the Stuttgart-based business sold 14,300 vehicles around the world,
up 13 per cent on the same month last year.
“We’ve had a good first half to the year and go into the second six months
highly motivated,” said Bernhard Maier, Member of the Executive Board
Sales and Marketing of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, at a dealer presentation
in Faro, Portugal. “Our attractive range of models is proving a hit with customers
all over the world. Even before the new Panamera models are launched at
the end of July, we already have a large number of orders. Our model strategy
is, in particular, borne out by the demand for the first plug-in hybrid in the
luxury segment.”
In the first half of 2013, all sales regions achieved figures above those for
the same period last year: during the first six months in the Asia Pacific,
Africa and Middle East regions 30,400 new cars were handed over to
customers (+25.2%). With 18,300 vehicles sold, Porsche achieved an
increase in China compared to the first half of 2012 of 20 per cent. In the
USA deliveries to customers rose between January and June 2013 by 30
per cent to a total of 21,300 units.
In its ‘50 Years of Porsche 911’ anniversary year, the iconic sports car has
already provided a significant boost to sales worldwide: 15,834 sports cars
were supplied to customers during the first six months of 2013, representing
a 10 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. With sales figures
of 12,886 units, the mid-engine Boxster and Cayman models also recorded
an almost threefold increase compared to January to June 2012. As expected,
however, the most successful range in the first six months of this trading
year was the Cayenne: 42,354 vehicles sold represent a year-on-year
increase of 22 per cent.
June
PORSCHE AG
AG
PORSCHE
Deliveries
January
January - June
June
2013
2012
Variance
Variance (%)
(%)
2013
2012
Variance
Variance (%)
(%)
14,304
12,699
12.6
81,565
69,171
17.9
Europe
Europe
4,705
4,939
-4.7
-4.7
26,199
25,664
2.1
Germany
2,072
1,906
8.7
11,423
9,562
19.5
America
4,328
3,453
25.3
24,936
19,199
29.9
USA
USA
3,700
3,002
23.3
21,309
16,450
29.5
5,271
4,307
22.4
30,430
24,308
25.2
3,285
2,788
17.8
18,323
15,274
20.0
World
Asia
Asia Pacific,
Pacific,
Africa
and
Africa a
nd
Mideast
Mideast
China
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From the Autocross Chairman
t was cold, rainy and windy on May 19th. But that did not stop 23
members and associate members from showing up at the McCarty
Avenue parking lot in Albany for the first Hudson Champlain Autocross
event of the year. The spring event featured an early training
session which entailed walking the course with Andy Dorman explaining the
do’s and don’ts of getting your car around the course. After that the drivers
got a chance to pilot the course untimed at a slow pace with the help of an
instructor in the passengers’ seat. A special thanks to Instructors Chris
de Graffenried, Will Waldron, Andy Dorman, and to Jeff Markussen who
makes the whole event work with his running of timing and scoring. Thanks
also to Timm Baldauf for doing the vehicle tech inspections before the event.
After a break for lunch, the real timed driving began. Fun was had by all as
half the group drove and the other half worked either picking up knocked
over cones, starting vehicles or helping Jeff with timing and scoring. After
three runs, the groups switched places and the other half drove. A total of 6
runs were made by each driver during the afternoon. The fastest time of the
day was turned in by Jim Morgan in his 911. Nick Grizey turned in the
fastest time in the 911 category, Chris Patti in the Boxster/Cayman category,
Andy Dorman in the 944/924 category and Devon Baldauf in the Other
Make category. Everyone had a chance to compete and more importantly
learn how their car handles when sudden steering inputs happen.
The Autocross program is meant to give Porsche owners a safe environment
in which to explore and understand what their car will do when sudden
driver inputs occur. It is a great way to get to know your fabulous piece of
machinery better and to have a blast, a laugh and enjoy great company.
Our next Autocross event will be held (rain or shine) at the McCarty
Avenue parking lot on July 14th. Plan on arriving by 9:00 so we can get
started around 10:00 Registration will be $30; a real bargain! The last
Autocross of the year will take place on Sept. 15th. Mark your calendars now.
I hope to see a lot of you there to enjoy the people, your car, and learn a
little about it too.
Happy Motoring,
Chris Klapper
Autocross Chairman
[email protected]
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Brotherhood Winery
Photos by Keith Antal
Great turnout with 16
Porsches eager to start
the drive.
The tour guide
was well versed on
previous owners
and the history of
the winery.
We had a great time
tasting the fruits of
the vine.
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Northeast Classic Car Museum
Photos by Keith Antal
The Northeast Classic
Car Museum Drive
was a great success
with 15 Porsche and
27 attendees.
The club split into
two groups and the
tour guides were
very knowledgeable
about the vehicles.
The museum had
over 170 vehicles of
all kinds of makes
and colors.
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Annual Picnic
Photos by Keith Antal
42 Porsches lined up
on display.
Everyone was
meeting new
friends or catching
up on memories
with old friends.
The Porsches were
clean as a whistle and
shined in the sun.
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Member Anniversaries
25 Years
John Jersen
Mark Aldao
20 Years
Todd Fisher
15 Years
Ronnie Salvador
10 Years
Tom Pillsworth
John Driessen
Barry Cook
Alan Miller
Fred Dente
Richard Walden
5 Years
James Trauring
New Members
Richard Smith
2005 911 Silver
Arvind Mahatme
2008 Carrera 4S
Joseph Cavalcante
2003 Boxster Black
Eric Spence
2003 Boxster S Gray
David Hoffman
1991 928 Blue
Nicholas Marino
2005 911 Seal Grey
Stephen Kotecki
1975 911S White
Joe Maru
1988 944
Erik Lange
2003 911 Black
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Calendar of Events
July
Monday, July 1st
Monthly Meeting 7:00 p.m. hosted by
AutoHaus Motors, 768 Saratoga Road, Burnt Hills
Sunday, July 14th
Summer Autocross McCarty Avenue parking lot
at the South end of 787
Sunday, July 21st
Drive to the Bennington Museum & Ice Cream Man
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Calendar of Events
August
Monday, August 5th
Monthly Meeting at 7:00 p.m. hosted by New Country Porsche
of Clifton Park, 205 Route 146, Mechanicville
Saturday, August 10th
Drive to West Point
Saturday - Sunday, August 24th - 25th
Zone 1 Autocross Ft. Devens, MA
Register at clubregistration.net
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Calendar of Events
September
Monday, September 9th
Monthly Meeting 7:00 p.m. hosted by
AutoHaus Motors, 768 Saratoga Road, Burnt Hills
Sunday, September 15th
Fall Autocross location to be announced
Friday - Sunday, September 20th - 22nd
Weekend Get Away to Watkins Glen, NY
Enjoy a fun filled weekend with your Porsche in the Finger
Lakes. The Hudson Champlain Region has planned a
weekend stay at the Glen Motor Inn. You will enjoy scenic
drives, fine food, wine tastings, a Seneca Lake cruise and
the opportunity to thunder around Watkins Glen
International.
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Calendar of Events
October
Sunday, October 6th
Catskill Fall Drive & Dine
Monday, October 7th
Monthly Meeting at 7:00 p.m. hosted by
R&D Automotive 16 Tivoli Street, Albany, NY
Wednesday - Thursday, October 16th - 17th
Drivers Education event Watkins Glen International
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13 Delta Way
Clifton Park, NY 12065